. >>> united nations ambassador susan rise with drew her name for the next consideration for security of state. deeply regrets the unfair and misleading attacks on her. rice has been -- rather than being a terror attack. senator john carry is now the first choice when hillary clinton leaves. >>> we have video here of john boehner leaving for that white house meeting with the president. the two are attempts to negotiate a budget deal. finger pointing from both sides continues. >> the president still isn't serious about dealing with this issue here. it's this issue. spending. >> speaker boehner can't ignore the american people forever. at some point reality should set in. >>> january 1st is a deadline. if republicans and democrats fail to reach an agreement, spending cuts and tax increases will kick in. >> that sent stocks lower. >>> there's been a shuffle in the board room at yahoo. the board is parting ways with two other directors. she admired him for his sense of great products. the new google maps application is available for i phone users again. google maps would no longer be avai

united nations ambassador susan rice was the expexed choice, but you remember she pulled her name outg because of the controversy over her comments in the wake of the benghazi attacks. the formal announcement could come this week. >>> outgoing secretary of state, hillary clinton, is resting at home after suffering a concussion. she has been battling a stomach virus and fainted. her office said it's not severe, but clinton will be forced to skip her appearance in front of the house foreign relations committee this week. she was expected to testify on thursday about the attack in benghazi, libya, on september 11th. >>> no child should ever have to go through what the children at sandy hook elementary school went through. and now the children who survived that must get through the days ahead with what they've endur endured. a lot of us are having difficult conversations with our children, with our framilies and we're having conflicted feelings. i want to bring in eric fisher to talk about this. we talked during the break and we talked a lot about how to speak to the kids. but before we g

not just because of benghazi but because of her whole body of work as the united nations ambassador? >> well, she does have an unusually large number of enemies on capitol hill because of things that have happened in the past, certainly john mccain because of the campaign. but others that she has antagonized along the way. but what's interesting here is the more republicans are pushing back on this, it puts the president in a position of perhaps he wasn't going to nominate her before but it's almost like he can't back down from the fight now and he needs to spend his political capital on this fight. so the others are probably having the reverse effect of that which they are intending. if the president wants to put up a fight, he can get her confirmed by the senate. the question is, is that what he wants to spend his political capital on? >> absolutely. one of the things i see this play out, some of the senators are really punishing president obama for winning in part because they believe that rice lied to make it seem less than it really was leading up to the election. floating senat

. >> reporter: united nations ambassador susan rice was seen as president obama's favorite to follow secretary of state hillary clinton. now she has withdrawn her name from consideration. in an exclusive interview with nbc's brian williams for rock center, rice explained her decision. >> i didn't want to see a confirmation process that was very prolonged, very politicized, very distracting and very disruptive, because there are so many things we need to get done as a country. >> reporter: president obama accepted her decision and praised rice during an interview with nbc affiliate kcra. >> she's done an outstanding job. i could not be prouder with her. >> reporter: rice was widely criticized by republicans who accused her of downplaying the september 11th attack at the u.s. consulate in benghazi. rice attributed the attacks to an angry mob. later, it was revealed that u.s. intelligence knew al qaeda was involved. rice said she was not given that information. some republicans said they would block her no, ma'am nation to become secretary of state. >> today i made the decision it was t

. >> reporter: united nations' ambassador susan rice will not be the next secretary of state. rice withdrew her name thursday considering she'd face an uphill fight with senate republicans. she said this to nbc news. >> because i didn't want to see a confirmation process that was very prolonged, very politicized, very distracting, and very disruptive. >> reporter: gop lawmakers are upset over rice's explanation on the coordinated terrorist attack on the consulate in benghazi libya. the assault killed ambassador christopher stevens and three others. >> we did not have information at present that leads us to c n conclude this was premeditated or preplanned. >> reporter: arizona not john mccain led the charge saying rice and mislead the nation. >> it is clear the information she gave was incorrect. >> while the president never nominated rice to replace the outgoing hillary clinton as secretary of state, she was clearly his top pick. he even lashed out at his gop opponent suggesting they were in for a bigger fight. >> when they go after the u.n. ambassador apparent lay because the

defense of his rumored frontrunner -- say that three times fast -- rumored front run ir, united nations ambassador, susan rice. >> susan rice is extraordinary. couldn't be prouder of the job that she's done. [applause] gwen: by the way, that was hillary clinton who started that round of applause around the cabinet table. but if they're applauding on capitol hill, they're doing it very quietly, as republican senators make their doubts known loud and clear. at issue -- rice's role in providing a preliminary and ultimately incorrect explanation of the circumstances surrounding the attack on the u.s. mission in benghazi, in libya, that resulted to the death of four americans including the u.s. ambassador. >> bottom line -- i'm more disturbed now than i was before that the 16 september explanation about how four americans died in benghazi, libya, by ambassador rice, i think does not do justice to the reality at the time, and in hindsight clearly was completely wrong. but here's the key -- in real time it was a statement disconnected from reality. gwen: back to our original question, gloria, which we as

of course, americans united nations ambassador, susan rice, was the top favorite. how effective will john kerry be? >> he has great spirits. in a sense, the obama administration has used him very effectively in the past four years. he was first on the ground in copenhagen with the climate change negotiations. he was inserted into the troubled relationship the united states has with pakistan. he has had effective conversations with president karzai, and he did some yeoman's work when it came to negotiations with south sudan. he has made his mark already in terms of conflict reduction, crisis mitigation. i think he will carry that experience into his new position. >> nevertheless, some would say he has enormous shoes to fill. hillary clinton has almost got a cult following among some people. how is his style going to be different to hers? >> you are talking about a man who ran for president in 2004. >> she tried to do that, too. >> he has his own persona, but he is quite experienced on a national stage, on a global stage, so i do not think he will shrink from the spo

we're coming on the air right now to break exclusive word that the united states ambassador to the united nationsdor susan rice, has transmitted word to the president of the united states that she is withdrawing her own name from any future consideration for nomination to become perhaps the next secretary of state. >> jennifer: wow! and then president obama in response to her letter, released a statement saying... >> jennifer: he is, of course, referring to the relentless attacks from republicans who suggested that she purposely misled the country about the benghazi attack that killed ambassador christopher stevens. joining me now is bill press. he's most of current tv's "full court press." he's author of "the obama hate machine." the lies, distortions and personal attacks on the president and who is behind them and he's somebody who follows this stuff night and day in d.c. bill, so glad to have you back inside "the war room." especially on an unbelievable news breaking day like today. >> bill: hey governor, it is great to join you. thank you. >> jennifer: are you surprised by susan rice dropping

we're coming on the air right now to break exclusive word that the united states ambassador to the united nationsambassador susan rice, has transmitted word to the president of the united states that she is withdrawing her own name from any future consideration for nomination to become perhaps the next secretary of state following hillary rodham clinton. >> that was the news broken today by nbc at 3:40 in the afternoon. susan rice remains the u.s. ambassador to the united nations. and a high-profile one at that. she's known for being very close to president obama, a long-time friend and ally for the president. she's also known for being blunt. and for being aggressively intelligent. she is a rhodes scholar. she's stanford educated. she was on the national security council staff and served as assistant secretary of state in the clinton administration. she was unanimously confirmed in 2009 for the post she holds now as the u.n. ambassador. when hillary clinton made clearer than clear that she would not stay on for a second term as secretary of state, susan rice's name was floated basically immediat

she has a lot of experience at a high level serving as ambassador of the united nations. really, the last 20 years as she began working for president clinton, which is where i first met her, she served at a very high level of distinction. and, in my view, would have made a very fine secretary of state. it's a shame that the process had to unfold the way it did. but it is very good news that she's going to stay on at the u.n. whereby all accounts, she's represented us very well and very effectively. >> now, ambassador, let's be real clear. what happened that day was that ambassador rice went on several sunday morning talk shows and told the nation what, in fact, she was told by intelligence sources that day. and repeated what she was told. >> and that's really the way most administrations work. you need to have a unity of people speaking in public. you don't want to have people speaking across from each other. and what happens before those sunday shows, al, as you know very well, is that people agree on talking points. what should the officials say on major issues. had any

. >> well it's interesting, because he was the united nations ambassador.lived in america for many years, he's a firm advocate, a confidant, his vice president, and his foreign minister. >> and he seemed to get emotional, do you think it means he got news that he will announce down the road? >> we have seen him this emotional before. he was elected in october, and he said he was in complete remission. in april. he had a very moving ceremony. so we have seen that before. certainly there must be something that happened that he heard that will involve surgery. >> i thought that would be a given that the vp is his successor. is he doing it for more his team, saying if it does happen, he will be in my place. >> he wants to make sure that if he is out for a period of time, that someone that endorses him will be in his position. so we'll watch very closely. >> thank you, we will. now we want to go to patrick otman joining us from havana, what's the reaction in cuba? >> absolutely, it was shown here last night, and hugo chavez is such a close, close ally, providing

with more on what this means for national security former united nations ambassador john bolton joinst to have you here. what do you see as the impact of these cuts? sequestration on the defense spending. >> these $500 billion in cuts in sequestration will bring on top of something very close to a trillion dollars of defense cuts the first obama term. the extra cuts really go well beyond muscle. we are into bone. defense secretary panetta has made that clear. in the president's own defense secretary saying that our defense capabilities are being cut unacceptably, you know that is bad. and let me just say, this is not a matter of been counting. this goes to the ability of america to sustain the international order that our economy rests on. you're not going to have sustained prosperity in the united states if the united states can provide whatever minimal order there is in the world today. that's the direction we're heading in. gerri: what's going to happen as a practical matter, laos, people, a machine. what will get cut? >> if the sequestration goes through over the long term, obviou

. >>> late today the president accepted united nations ambassador susan rice's decision to remove hereration for secretary of state. >>> fox news reports that senator john kerry is being talked up in the administration as likely nominee pour that position. >>> home repossessions hit a nine-month high in november even as foreclosure filings fell to the lowest level in six years. courting to realtytrac number of homes in the process fell to the lowest level in six years. that is the latest from fox business network, giving you the power to prosper david: well the "wall street journal" poll of economists found a majority of those polled oppose the fed's continuation of money printing and bonn buying like was announced yesterday. one of the most influential of these voices, john silvia, managing director and chief economist for wells fargo in yesterday's "wall street journal" mr. sylvia said the fed's bond buying is quote, distorting market prices and creating problems in the future. the fed needs to back away and let interest rates rise just a bit. here is explain the risk we face from t

united nations ambassador susan rice has been under withering assault from the republicans over her responseseptember terror attack in benghazi, libya. get the latest from the chief white house correspondent ed henry. good evening. >> good evening. this is a dramatic shift. the president caving on someone who he really wanted to install as the next secretary of state. i'm told by the top democrats he has been agonizing over this, privately in recent days because he wanted to give her this promotion. we know in the first post election news conference the president very aggressively defended susan rice against the attacks from republicans on the hill. over whether or not she misled the public about benghazi. saying i have every confidence he is can serve our country now and years in come. we reported earlier today this the top democrats tell me they believe that susan rice is a contender to become the national security advisor here at the white house. the key that she would not need senate confirmation for the post. rice noting to letter to the president potential filibuster from republicans w

we are coming on the air right now to break exclusive word that the united states ambassador to the united nationsssador susan rice, has transmitted word to the president of the united states that she is withdrawing her own name from any future consideration for nomination to become perhaps the next secretary of state following hillary rodham clinton. in the letter to the president, and ambassador rice has subsequently spoke tonight president, "i'm highly honored to be kbird you for appoint as secretary of state. the position of secretary of state" is she goes on to say, "should never be poll lit side. i'm sanded we have reached this point even before you have decided whom to nominate." those all direct quotes from her letter to the president. we are joined in our washington bureau by the moderator of "meet the press," david greglism goes back, follows a chain of event these starts on 9/11 of this year. u.s. con sur late and benghazi, the killing of three american he is a-- americans and then on yor program, the ambassador to the u.n. was selected as the emissary for the government and really this

national tv. >> why was it you that sunday morning? of all the people in government, why the u.s. ambassador to the united nations answering questions on the attack. >> it wasn't that usual. i've done shows in the past. secretary clinton had been asked by most of the networks to go on. she had an incredibly gruelling week dealing with the protests around the middle east and north africa that enveloped our embassies. she had to deal with the loss of our four colleagues in benghazi. and console the whole state department, greet the families and the bodies. and she declined to do it. and i was asked by the white house if i would do it as the next senior american diplomat. we were talking about a range of issues that week. it wasn't just benghazi as you'll recall. it was a broad spectrum of foreign policy and national security issues that i talk about publicly every day. so i was asked, i was willing to do so. it wasn't what i had planned for that weekend originally but i don't regret doing that, brian. i think when you're a diplomat and a public official and a tragedy happens and it is related to the work th

reports that president obama is, quote, genuinely conflicted over whether to pick kerry or united nations ambassadorthat republican attacks against susan rice will not influence his decision. jo ari, what do you make of the chuck hagel situation with his name floating into the mix now? >> i thinkç it's a good faith efforts to take in a wide range of views. we know that president obama in his first term, obviously, went with secretary gates despite his ties to republican foreign policy. hagel is more of a progressive voice, but i'm not sure that a second-term obama presidency reaches back to another republican defense figure. >> and as to the john kerry/susan rice dilemma that the president faces, he says that the attacks on susan rice won't affect his decision one way or another. it won't force his hand to nominate her, and it won't affect his decision to go with senator kerry, if that's what he chooses to do. is he going to be able to incredibly present his choice as his real first choice under these circumstances? >> well, that's the problem with this town, right? when you have these kind of vici

united nations ambassador susan rice is out of the running. to be the next secretary of state. she asked president obama to take her off the list and he says he has accepted her decision. but he is blasting her republican critics for what he calls unfair and misleading attacks on rice. some republican senators threb to block rice's because of her comments about that attack on the outpost in benghazi. terrorists killed our u.s. ambassador to it libya chris stevens and three other americans on september 11th of this year. three days later ambassador rice went on the talk show circuit and said several times u.s. officials believed the violence was a spontaneous reaction over protests to anti-muslim video not a preplanned terrorist attack. intelligence officials say they gave her those talking points but those opponents did not back down and today ambassador rice sent the letter to the president, quote: i am now convinced that the confirmation process would be lengthy, disruptive and costly to you and to our most pressing national and international priorities. that tradeoff is simp

blasting the united nations ambassador of where she made on the u.s. consulate and libya. any suggests and relied on unscripted talking points. it was initially blamed on a protest. as for who might become the secretary of state? it seems to be that john kerry is at the top of that last. >>jacqueline: it was cold and it will be called again tomorrow with 30's. some areas of frost not really warming up that much 40's and '50's expected. a slight chance of rain as the go towards saturday and sunday. let us take a look outside of the satellite and radar. as we take a wider view. towards the north it is starting to edge towards northern california. how quickly this cloud coverage moves in is really going to have an effect on how cold temperatures are going to be for the overnight hours. the computer model is pinpointing by 5:30 as soon as those clouds there will halt. i think that temperatures will be into the 30's but also freezing. first, let us talk about the rain fall. it is just skirting the coast. a chance of rainfall a the san mateo coast. i would keep the umbrella hand

joining us now, former ambassador to the united nations, fox news contributor : john bolton. to have you with this. withdrawing her name, acknowledged the controversy and moving out of the way of the president's, well, his political initiatives. what is your reaction? >> well, obviously has to be difficult for her, but i think she looked at the road ahead in the senate and concluded it was not worth it. think it may well be a smart tactical withdrawal on her point. she might become a national security adviser in her second term. john kerry might become secretary of state but not stay the full four years. i think this is, as i say to my difficult decision, but certainly not the end of susan rice in the obama administration lou: a new poll shows by a wide margin in this just today, president obama should have sent our troops to benghazi upon learning about that terrorist attack against our consulate. your reaction? >> it does not surprise me. i tell you, although some people have said susan weiss -- susan rices withdraw will now allow benghazi to sink beneath the red-green, i r

. >> and the united nations ambassador susan rice asked president obama to her name from consideratione next secretary of state. the an rice was criticized for her public explanation of the deadly benghazi terrorist act which, of course, turned out to be false. and now our political insiders, john leboutillier, and pat caddell, and doug schoen, a fox news contributor and former pollster for bill clinton. doug, the op-ed of the mat not, is a full cheerleader for president obama and i fell out of the chair and broke my elbow when i read this op-ed that rips into susan rice for being best friends with brutal african dictators. dow jones industrial>>doug: a ne same point and our colleagues' sense, that was the end. the president understood he could not go forward with her after that. it was only a matter of time. >> this was a piece in the "wall street journal" and that devastated her, and today in the "new york times", the story in the review section "worst war in the world is in congo" she has been supporting the president who is is a former client of he. she should have been out of offi

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. >> i am joined by a former american ambassador to the united nations. he is think moscow is moving away from president assad? >> this signals a welcome change. i think there is a lot that can be done together with russia and the international community and to accelerate the transfer of power to a new authority in damascus, to avoid a prolonged war. i think one needs to build on this by changing the situation on the ground and so, there can be more progress by the rebels, but also being open to work with russia and others for the post- assad syria. >> you served as the american ambassador to the united nations. how are we looking at a situation where moscow might be looking at syria and trade allegiance for other things with the united states? is that the kind of machination a goes on? >> the russians are a pragmatic power. this is a reflection of the change in russian attitude. they have some legitimate, significant interests, that in my view can be accommodated. they do not want extremists to take over in syria. neither does the united states or other

there is speculation whether united nations ambassador susan rice will replace hillary clinton. john kerry is also up for the post replacing leon panetta. he could tap into chuck habel. >> the president has a lot of good people to choose from. he wants to put together a team. especially with international affairs. a team that overall going into the second term doesn't look like a second team, looks like a group of second stringers. >> tim geithner will stay on until the inauguration. white house chief of staff jack lew is mentioned as a replacement. >>> lawmakers said they ignored warnings about a hurricane hitting the big apple. they said it as question of time before a hurricane flooding the subway system and causing power outages in new york city. they went unheeded because of budget cuts and skepticism about a likely storm. super storm sandy is blamed for causing 125 deaths and second costliest disaster in history. >>> this is the the first hack-a-thon this weekend. this is at the library. the goal of the competition was to create fun and apps available through county record

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am boos door john bolton, former united nations ambassador. i don't know that we.tional intelligence council, from within the office of national intelligence, james clapper, said the u.s. will not longer be the only world superpower in the next 18 years by 2030, why not? >> let me say this the exercise by the nic, national intelligence council which happens almost every year is a complete and it other waste of time, talent and resources. we have a lot of educated, knowledgeable, dedicated hard-working people in the intelligence community that can do a lot for the united states. this has nothing to do with why we need them there. this is like throwing darts and it's basically worth about that. and --. megyn: that will conclude our time with ambassador bolton this afternoon. thank you for being here. all the best. just for the sake of, you know, i don't know, fun, let's talk about it anyway. i mean they did it. they thought it was necessary and they say it is not so great news for us. >> well, the issue of whether america is in decline absolutely or in relative terms

susan rice, the united states ambassador to the united nations is withdrawing her name to secede hillarymore details. no more susan rice potentially as secretary of state. >> reporter: that's right, be wolf. it clears the path for president obama to choose without controversy. if he was going to name ambassador rice to that post, in a statement the president released he said in part,

on the "newshour" tonight, we interview russia's ambassador to the united nations, vitaly churkin about syria and about u.s. ambassador susan rice's decision to take her name out of consideration to be secretary of state. >> woodruff: then, we turn to the fiscal crisis here at home. andrew kohut explains the latest poll numbers, showing strong support for the way president obama is handling the negotiations. >> the democrats are better regarded in this negotiation than the republicans by a lot. >> warner: plus ray >> warner: plus, ray suarez gets two views on proposals to raise the age of eligibility for medicare to 67, from 65. >> woodruff: it's bottoms up tonight for miles o'brien who reports on genetic links to alcoholism and other addictions. >> so far as i know, there's no law against reporting under the influence, so here goes something. >> warner: and we talk with ambassador marc grossman about prospects for afghanistan as the u.s. prepares to withdraw troops by 2014 and as he leaves his post as u.s. special envoy to the region. >> woodruff: that's all ahead on tonight's "newshou

will never get to hear secretary clinton's version of the tragic events in libya former ambassador to united nations richard williamson do you, is that accurate ambassador? >> i think that's an over statement. we all have to have sympathy. i think the concern is two factors have to be answered. the first time in 32 years an american ambassador was killed in a terrorist attack as well as the other americans. we have to understand why the state department failed to provide adequate security and then securitiondly it was evide the terrorist strategy of targeting killings of al qaeda has failed that al qaeda is very active in northern africa. those are the two issues. >> do you think she is lying about being sick and having a conclusion? >> no, i wouldn't say that. i would say that it would be inappropriate for her to leave office about ahearing before congress. there is time for that and i hope she does. >> you still think that she should and you believe her explanation of her malty and her reasons for not testifying now. >> i have no reason to question her word. what i do question is the delays of the

ambassador to the united nation, john bolten, judith mill eric and ed qlien.e begin with the close door ie on benghazi that lawmakers say raises more questions than ever that the obama administration insisted the attack was the response of a demonstration prompted by rage over an anti-islam video. fox news correspondent with the latest on what lawmakers saw and heard today from the country's top intelligence ficials. >> the closed classified briefing brought together seen your state department, intelligence, and counterterrorism officials for a report on e three-month old investigion into the benghazi terrorist attacks. >> to the degree there was planning involv, something done over days, weeks, or over hours? no indication of long term planning here. >> the attacks cnology was laid oillet in a multimedia presentation with drone surveillance and video from the consulate of the cia and annex. >> this is supposed to be sovereign u.s. territory, and if people walk in on us like that without resistance really makes your blood boil because you think to yourself wha

between national security confidentiality and the public's right to know have all been distilled down, thrown out and replaced with this one urgent conclusion concerning current u.s. ambassador to united nations susan rice. >> i will do everything in my power to black her from being the united states secretary of state. she's not qualified. >> jon: that's senator john mccain continuing his seven year quest to negate every good thing he'd ever done prior to that. (laughter) this time leading the charge to preempt as an of now hypothetical obama nomination for secretary of state to replace hillary clinton. why? because five days after the benghazi attacks, susan rice went on the sunday talk shows and said this: . >> the best assessment we have today is that in fact this was not a preplanned, premeditated attack. that what happened initially was a spontaneous reaction to what had just transpired in cairo as a consequence of the video. >> jon: (whit perking) we know that that's wrong now. and we now know many in the obama administration knew immediately that that statement was wrong. that the attackers were not angry film critics. (laughter) but al qaeda or one of al qaeda's able a. teams

united nations system and for israel. >> joining me now to talk more about the former u.s. ambassadorns, john bolton and a fox news contributor, ambassador, great to see you today. >> hi, jamie, how are you? >> i'm great. does secretary clinton have it right? >> no, unfortunately, you know, the-- what she was expressing there about the inevitability of a two state solution and trying to convince the palestinians to negotiate is the kind of setup that convinces the palestinians that they don't have to be negotiate. the united states opposed the palestinian authority effort to have the u.n. general assembly declare them to be an observer state, but failed to prevent it which i think was a real defeat for the united states and israel and the palestinians and the u.n. under the obama administration will suffer no consequences from that. so if you're the palestinian authority or even more if you're hamas, the lesson that you learn is that ultimately, if you just keep the pressure on, the united nations will deliver israel for you. now, that's a badly misguided view, but when secretary clin

let's bring in john boulton, form ambassador to the united nations and a fox news contributor, ambassadoranks for joining us. this from egypt, giving this warning from the military and an ominous warning for the people of egypt. what can the united states do in terms of exerting influence over the president there, trying it take power back from the people? >> well, i think our influence over mohammed morsi, unfortunately, was revealed in the fact that he issued his decree, cutting back judicial review, the day after he announced the hamas-israel seas fire, back on november the 21st. i think unfortunately, it haf been a wink and a nod from the united states, or at least giving morsi the impression that he could act domestically without fear of intervention by us. i think in the current circumstances, the military is the part of the egyptian government over which we have the most influence because of decades of very substantial a assistance and we need the differences that we see being played out on the streets now, resolved by negotiation, to be a pretty strong signal from the military tha

guess what, she's going to be around for the next few years as the united states ambassador to the united nations member of the cabinet. >> now, let me ask you quickly this. mr. kerry's nomination and you predict confirmation opens up the senate seat in massachusetts. and a lot of names are being flown ashd. but a poll says that if scott brown who was just defeated by democrat elizabeth warren, if he runs, 47% would vote for brown, 39% would vote for a generic democrat. the democrats stand a chance to lose that seat and scott brown returned to the senate. >> well, there are two other polls up there. one of which shows him winning against democrats, the other that shows most of the democrats beating him. i think the fundamental structure of that case favors the democrats assuming they get a strong nominee. i think as we go through the next months and we talk about guns, we talk about immigration, we talk about tax fairness and the fiscal cliff. that's going to be tough for scott brown. people in massachusetts are not going to want to elect someone who goes down there and votes with these cooky ame

susan rice--the us ambassador to the united nations--is thought to be a leading contender. republicans have been highly critical of rice following the attack on the us consulate in libya. >> when they go after the un ambassador apparently because they think she's an easy target, then they've got a problem with me. >> senator mccain. thank you very much, mr. secretary. >> senator john mccain jokingly gave the cabinet post nod to democrat john kerry, the senate foreign relations committee chairman. >> i think john kerry would be an excellent appointment and would be easily confirmed by his colleagues. >> kerry is also listed as a potential defense secretary to replace leon panetta. it's a list that includes michele flournoy, who held what's considered the number three job at the pentagon. senior democrats say deputy defense secretary ashton carter is on the list, and former nebraska senator chuck hagel--- a republican-- could represent a reach across the aisle. >> we're in a much stronger position today as a country than we were in '07. >> treasury secretary tim geithner has

john bolton, former you know ambassador to the united nations and ambassador get to have you here.ew york ed koch spoke out in particular and talked about chuck hagel's perceived hostility toward israel and saying it would be a terrible appointment and apparently most of the jewish leaders who have expressed themselves. why? >> i think they have looked at a number of votes that senator hagel took during his time in the senate and they're very worried what his position on israel, terrorism in the middle east. dealing with iran would be. let me say, i would sternly don't bear senator hagel any ill will personally. he supported both of my nominations in the bush administration. he gave me a lot of good advice and helped out behind the scenes. so i'm certainly personally grateful to him for all of that and what is interesting this controversy appears to be starting primarily among democrats. jewish democrats, who are worried about this potential nomination. megyn: what specifically has chuck hagel done? he is a republican in the senate for 12 years. he was a more moderate republican, t

joining us is the former ambassador to the united nations and fox's contributor are john bolton who joins us every sunday about this time. ambassador, good morning. >> good morning. >> what do you think about the president saying there are good leads? >> i think the administration has a huge credibility gap on the whole benghazi tragedy and the notion that we have got good leads three months later i think doesn't particularly ring true. i thought the other thing in the president's statement there that was absolutely stunning was for him to say that attention to security at the benghazi facility was sloppy. right. four dead americans. this is a tragedy. i think it demonstrates policy and management problems at the state department. and underlines why so many other american official personnel overseas and private citizens are at risk. this is not just sloppy. this is a substantial failure. the administration still hasn't answered questions about. >> we saw the bloody handprints on the side of the wall. so chilling and haunting to indicate exactly what happened there. as you mentioned the pr